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. WINDOW SCREEN. APPLICATION FILED MIG-Z2, 1914.

' Patented Jan. 11,- 1916.

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' JAMES P. QUINN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WIN DOW-SCREEN Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 22, 1914. Serial No. 858,083.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES citizen of the United States, residing at Chi- Cook and State of Illino1s, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Screens, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in screens for Windows.

One of the general objects of my invention is to provide a screen for permanent assoclation with a window and preferably designed to cover the entire window frame opening, and a housing to contain the screen and protect it from the weather when it is not in actual use.

One of the specific objects of my invention is the provision of sheet metal guide channels of peculiar character for the marginal edge of the wire cloth screen.

Another such object is theprovision of selvage binding to cover and protect the raw edges of the screen, and still another object is the provision of folding clips secured to the/window sills to hold the screen extended against the tension;of'a retracting roller spring contained in the housing.

Other and further objects of my invention will be readily understood by persons skilled in the art from a consideration of the fol-- lowing description when taken in conjunction with the drawings, wherein Figure l is an elevation of a window showing my screen and fixtures in place. Fig. 2 is an enlarged, transverse section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation of a detail. Fig. 4 is an enlarged, transverse section taken on line 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged trans verse section taken on line 55 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the folding latch for'holding the screen in extended position. Y

In all the views the same reference characters are employed to indicate similar parts.

10 represents the outside of a house showing a window frame composed of the stiles 11-11, the sill 12 and the lintel 13, common in such structures. The window sashes 14 and 15 slide vertically within the casing or frame as usual. Fig. 1 shows both of the window sashes 14 and 15, pulled down from the top near to the $111..

Liv screen 16 is composed of sultable wire cloth that may be employed for the pur- P. QUINN, a

pose. One end of the screen is secured to a spring impelled roller '17, as at 18. The

roller is of the same that cept ing the operation of ab y in a housing 18, at each end ends of the h portions 19, 20 may pass to secure dow may be provided in knob 22 by which it ered and when in raised position, as shown in Fig. 2, the roller 17 with th general character as shades, with the exdogs used for arrestthe spring are prefer- The roller is supported thereof, and the provided with base which screws or nails the device to the win- An arcuate shutter or door 21 the housing having a may be raised or lowused for window ion that the latch not employed.

ousmg are through frame.

e wire screen contamed thereon, may be removed from the plac pull housing, and when the roller has been ed in the housing the shutter 21 is ed'down so as to protect the contents from the corroding effects of the weather.

On the inside window of the vertical stiles of the frame are provided guide-ways 24.24, made preferably of sheet copper and initially in the U shape shown in dotted lines, as at 25, in Fig. 3, at which time the securing nails 26 are placed in the base part 24 on either side of a transverse center and longitudinally of the strip. After" the nails have been placed in the U shaped structure the shown at 25 sides 25-25 may be bent inwardly, as

toward the axis of the guide so that the longitudinal edges of these parts may more closely approximate the surfaces or marginal binding of nail the screen 16. The either side of the j s 26 bemg placed on transverse central plane the screen 16 may be free thus provided, without the the other fabric or material so a and of the parts 25 toprevent entrance of insects, such as flies, mosquitos and the like into ly moved within the channel guide-ways interference from nails. The longitudinal selvage edge of screen 16 may be bound with cloth or 27, as by stitchings to protect the edges of the screen cloth to make better contact with the edges."

the room. The strengthening bar 28 is bottom of the screen and suitable means. A guide cloth 16 the channels 2424 so that the screen channels without'undue binding at any point.

One or more rotatable eyes 3131 may be secured to the cross bar 28 and serve, in connectionwith a cooperating latch member secured to the sill 12, as a means for holding the screen in its extended position. In the specific exemplification two such members are shown, one near each of the edges of the screen and two cooperating folding latch members 32--32 are also shown secured to the sill. The latch is provided with a blade 33 which is perforated, as at 34:, for entrance of the eye 31. It is hinged to a blade 35, as at 36, the blade 35 being secured to the sill 12, as by screws taking through the holes on perforations 37. A cord 38 may be secured to the cross bar 28 as a means for lowering or pulling down the screen, against the efiect of the spring 17 17. After the screen the manner clip 32 is raised and the eye 31 is passed through the perforation 34 as shown in Fig. 5, after which the eye 31 may then be turned about 90 degrees, which the screen in its extended position. When the screen is rolled up out of the way, the blade 33 may be folded back on the blade 35 and thereby it will be caused to occupy a very small space. When the screen has been lowered and secured in extended position there is not a space left through which an insect may -enter the room, which is guarded by the screen, and when the screen isup in has been lowered, in

contained within the rollerdescribed, the blade 33 of thewill' serve to hold its contracted position it will be substantially contained withinthe housing 18.

While I have herein shown a single embodiment of my invention for the purpose of clear disclosure, it is evident that considerable changes may be made in the sizes and dispositions of the parts, without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having described my invention, claim is In a window screen structure, a roller supporting and inclosing housing comprising end members, a cover piece extending from end to end, curved downwardly at its outer edge and terminating approximately in a what I plane passing horizontally through the axis of the roller, means carried by the end 'members for supporting the roller within the housing, and a shutter curved to the curvature of the cover piece extending from end to end of the housing and slidable up under the cover piece for removal of the roller or down under the roller to partially inclose the same. i

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, JAMES P. QUINN.

In the presence of Fomin BAIN, MARY F. ALLEN.

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